We are looking for a municipal psychologist who will help to strengthen and further develop the municipal work in the mental health and substance abuse field, including prevention and early intervention. The position will include areas that are aimed at both individual and system level. The target group is pregnant women, children, adolescents and young adults. The municipality already has one municipal psychologist.

The offer that the municipal psychologist provides at the individual level will be a free low-threshold offer that is provided after the psychologist's assessment.

We want the municipal psychologist to contribute to the development of a low-threshold treatment team in the age group from 12 to 24 years. The area of expertise for this team is for adolescents and young adults with mild to moderate mental health problems and/or substance abuse challenges. A collaboration between Health and Care and Children and Family

The psychologist position is organized under the head of Children and Family, and has the head of Children and Family as his immediate superior.

Work tasks

• Interviews, mapping and treatment of shorter duration
• Development work in relation to interdisciplinary interaction, e.g. early intervention, in collaboration with other professionals.Development work in relation to interdisciplinary interaction, including early intervention, in collaboration with other services
• Strengthen expertise and actively contribute to professional development work in the field of mental health work for pregnant women, children, adolescents and young adults in the municipality
• Design and testing of a low-threshold offer for adolescents and young adults with mild to moderate mental health problems and / or substance abuse challenges, including guidance tasks.
• Be professional drivers in a competence-enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration internally in the organization and in the municipality's collaboration with the specialist health service
• Contribute to the municipality's planning and system work.
• The main target group is currently pregnant women, children, adolescents and young adults.

Qualifications

• Psychologist / psychologist specialist
• Psychologists in specialization may be considered
• Requirement for Norwegian authorization
• Experience from municipal work is desirable
• Desirable with relevant professional experience / experience with children and young people.
• Experience with development work
• Good written and oral presentation skills
• Good collaborative skills and solution-focused approach
• Driver's license for car.

• Personal suitability is highly valued

You must actively contribute to improving services, including through Lean continuous improvement.

We offer

• Various and independent work tasks with a wide range of professional challenges
• Interdisciplinary working environment with facilitation to participate in local and regional psychological networks
• . and regional psychology network
• Opportunity to influence professional development
• Great opportunity to influence your own working day
• Training in professional systems
• Internal and external courses
• Flexible working hours within the framework of the services

Contact persons for the position:

Head of Children and Family Kari Rostad (488 86 752)
Municipal psychologist Marita Koxvig (478 71 052)

Other

In this position, you are entitled to one of Norway's most secure pension schemes: public occupational pension. Whereas most occupational pensions are only paid out for ten years, a public sector pension is a payment that lasts from the day you stop working and for life. The pension also includes disability and survivor's pensions if something unexpected should happen. With pension rights in KLP, you get a member price and favorable conditions on a number of banking, insurance and savings products. To read more about public service pensions, you can click here.

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Certified copies of diplomas and certificates will be provided on request, but no later than at the start of employment for the determination of seniority and salary.
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